Matayo 21
1 Awo Yesu n’abayigirizwa be bwe baali basemberera Yerusaalemi nga batuuse kumpi n’ekibuga Besufaage ku lusozi lwa Zeyituuni, Yesu n’atuma babiri ku bayigirizwa be.
When they drew near to Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,
2 N’abagamba nti, “Mugende mu kibuga ekiri mu maaso, bwe munaaba mwakakiyingira mujja kulaba endogoyi ng’esibiddwa awo wamu n’omwana gwayo. Muzisumulule muzireete wano.
saying to them, "Go into the village that is opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them, and bring them to me.
3 Naye omuntu yenna bw’anaabaako ky’abagamba, mumuddamu nti, ‘Mukama waffe y’azeetaaga,’ amangwago ajja kuziweereza.”
And if anyone says anything to you, you are to say, 'Because the Lord needs them,' and he will send them at once."
4 Kino kyabaawo okutuukiriza ebigambo nnabbi bye yayogera nti,
This took place that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying,
5 “Mubuulire omuwala wa Sayuuni nti, ‘Laba Kabaka wammwe ajja gye muli nga muwombeefu, nga yeebagadde omwana gw’endogoyi.’”
Say to the daughter of Zion, "Look, your King comes to you, humble, and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey."
6 Awo abayigirizwa ababiri ne bagenda ne bakola nga Yesu bwe yabalagira.
The disciples went, and did just as Jesus directed them,
7 Ne baleeta endogoyi n’omwana gwayo, ne baaliirako eminagiro gyabwe ku ndogoyi, n’agyebagala.
and brought the donkey and the colt, and placed their clothes on them; and he sat on them.
8 Abantu bangi ne baaliira engoye zaabwe mu luguudo n’abalala ne batema amatabi g’emiti ne bagaalira mu luguudo.
A very large crowd spread their clothes on the road. Others cut branches from the trees, and spread them on the road.
9 Ebibiina ebyamukulembera, n’ebyo ebyamuva emabega ne bireekaana nti, “Ozaana Omwana wa Dawudi!” “Aweereddwa omukisa oyo ajja mu linnya lya Mukama.” “Ozaana waggulu ennyo!”
The crowds who went before him, and who followed kept shouting, "Hosanna to the son of David. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest."
10 Awo Yesu bwe yayingira mu Yerusaalemi, ne wabaawo oluyoogaano mu kibuga kyonna nga beebuuza nti, “Ono ye ani?”
When he had come into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred up, saying, "Who is this?"
11 Abaali mu kibiina ne baddamu nti, “Ono ye Yesu Nnabbi ava mu Nazaaleesi eky’omu Ggaliraaya.”
The crowds said, "This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee."
12 Awo Yesu n’ayingira mu Yeekaalu n’agobamu abasuubuzi bonna n’avuunika emmeeza z’abaali bawaanyisa ensimbi n’entebe z’abaali batunda amayiba.
Jesus entered into the temple, and drove out all of those who sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the money changers' tables and the seats of those who sold the doves.
13 N’abagamba nti, “Kyawandiikibwa nti, ‘Ennyumba yange eneeyitibwanga nnyumba ya kusabirangamu,’ naye mmwe mugifudde ‘empuku y’abanyazi.’”
He said to them, "It is written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer,' but you have made it a den of robbers."
14 Awo abazibe b’amaaso n’abalema ne bajja gy’ali mu Yeekaalu n’abawonya.
The blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them.
15 Naye bakabona abakulu n’abannyonnyozi b’amateeka bwe baalaba eby’ekitalo bye yakola, n’abaana abato abaali mu Yeekaalu nga baleekaanira waggulu nti, “Ozaana Omwana wa Dawudi!” ne banyiiga.
But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying out in the temple and saying, "Hosanna to the son of David." they were indignant,
16 Ne bamubuuza nti, “Owulira bano bye bagamba?” Yesu n’abaddamu nti, “Mpulira. Temusomangako nti, “‘Abaana abato n’abawere abayonka balimutendereza!’”
and said to him, "Do you hear what these are saying?" Jesus said to them, "Yes. Did you never read, 'Out of the mouth of children and infants you have prepared praise?'"
17 N’abaviira, n’afuluma mu kibuga n’agenda e Besaniya, n’asula eyo.
He left them, and went out of the city to Bethany, and lodged there.
18 Awo enkeera bwe yali ng’addayo mu kibuga n’alumwa enjala,
Now in the morning, as he returned to the city, he was hungry.
19 n’alengera omutiini ku mabbali g’ekkubo, n’agutuukako n’atasangako ttiini okuggyako amakoola ameereere. N’agugamba nti, “Toddangayo okubala ebibala.” Amangwago omuti ne guwotoka. (aiōn g165)
Seeing a fig tree by the road, he came to it, and found nothing on it but leaves. He said to it, "Let there be no fruit from you forever." Immediately the fig tree withered away. (aiōn g165)
20 Abayigirizwa bwe baakiraba ne beewuunya ne beebuuza nti, “Omutiini guwotose gutya amangu?”
When the disciples saw it, they were amazed, saying, "How did the fig tree immediately wither away?"
21 Yesu n’abaddamu nti, “Ddala ddala mbagamba nti bw’oba n’okukkiriza nga tobuusabuusa, oyinza okukola ekiri nga kino n’ebisingawo. Oyinza n’okulagira olusozi luno nti, ‘Siguka ogwe mu nnyanja,’ ne kibaawo.
Jesus answered them, "Truly I tell you, if you have faith, and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you told this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' it would be done.
22 Buli kye munaasabanga nga mukkiriza, munaakiweebwanga.”
All things, whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive."
23 Awo Yesu bwe yakomawo mu Yeekaalu bakabona abakulu n’abakulembeze b’Abayudaaya ne bajja gy’ali ne bamubuuza nti, “Buyinza ki obukukoza ebyo, era ani yakuwa obuyinza obwo?”
When he had come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority do you do these things? Who gave you this authority?"
24 Yesu n’addamu nti, “Mumale okunziramu ekibuuzo kyange kino, nange ndyoke mbabuulire obuyinza bwe nkozesa bino.
Jesus answered them, "I also will ask you one question, which if you tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things.
25 Okubatiza kwa Yokaana kwava wa? Kwava mu ggulu oba mu bantu?” Ne basooka ne boogeraganyaamu bokka na bokka nti, “Bwe tugamba nti, ‘Kwava mu ggulu,’ ajja kutubuuza nti, ‘Kale lwaki temwamukkiriza?’
The baptism of John, where was it from? From heaven or from people?" They reasoned with themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask us, 'Why then did you not believe him?'
26 Ate bwe tunaagamba nti, ‘Kwava mu bantu,’ tutya ekibiina, kubanga bonna bamanyi nga Yokaana yali nnabbi.”
But if we say, 'From people,' we fear the crowd, for all hold John as a prophet."
27 Bwe batyo ne baddamu nti, “Tetumanyi!” Yesu kwe kubaddamu nti, “Nange sijja kubabuulira obuyinza bwe nkozesa bino.”
They answered Jesus, and said, "We do not know." He also said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
28 “Kale mulowooza mutya ku kino? Waaliwo omusajja eyalina abaana be babiri, n’agamba omubereberye nti, ‘Genda okole mu nnimiro y’emizabbibu leero.’
But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first, and said, 'Son, go work today in the vineyard.'
29 “Omulenzi n’addamu nti, ‘ŋŋaanyi,’ naye oluvannyuma ne yeerowooza n’agenda.
He answered, 'I will not,' but afterward he changed his mind, and went.
30 “Ate kitaabwe n’agenda eri omulala n’amugamba ekintu kye kimu. Naye ye n’addamu nti, ‘Nnaagenda mukama wange.’ Naye n’atagenda.
And he came to the other, and said the same thing. And he answered and said, 'I go, sir,' but he did not go.
31 “Kale, ku bombi aliwa eyagondera kitaawe?” Ne bamuddamu nti, “Omulenzi ow’olubereberye.” Awo Yesu n’abagamba nti, “Ddala ddala mbagamba nti, abasolooza b’omusolo ne bamalaaya balibasooka okuyingira mu bwakabaka bwa Katonda.
Which of the two did the will of his father?" They said, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Truly I tell you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering into the kingdom of God before you.
32 Kubanga Yokaana yajja ng’abuulira ekkubo ery’obutuukirivu naye ne mutamukkiriza. Wabula abasolooza b’omusolo ne bamalaaya baamukkiriza, newaakubadde nga mwakiraba, oluvannyuma temwenenya kumukkiririzaamu.”
For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. When you saw it, you did not even repent afterward, that you might believe him.
33 “Muwulirize olugero olulala. Waaliwo omusajja ssemaka eyalina emizabbibu, n’agyetoolooza olukomera, n’asimamu essogolero, n’azimbamu n’omunaala, n’agipangisa abalimi, n’agenda olugendo.
"Hear another parable. There was a man who was a master of a household, who planted a vineyard, set a hedge about it, dug a winepress in it, built a tower, leased it out to tenant farmers, and went on a journey.
34 Ekiseera ky’amakungula bwe kyatuuka, n’atuma abaddu be eri abalimi banone ebibala byamu.
When the season for the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants, to receive his fruit.
35 “Naye abalimi ne badda ku baddu be, omu ne bamukuba, n’omulala ne bamutta, n’omulala ne bamukasuukirira amayinja.
The farmers took his servants, beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
36 Ate n’abatumira abaddu abalala nga bangiko okusinga abaasooka, era nabo ne babayisa mu ngeri y’emu nga bali abaasooka.
Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they treated them the same way.
37 Oluvannyuma n’abatumira mutabani we, ng’alowooza nti, ‘Bajja kumussaamu ekitiibwa.’
But afterward he sent to them his son, saying, 'They will respect my son.'
38 “Naye abalimi bwe baalaba omwana ng’ajja ne bateesa nti, ‘Ono y’agenda okusika, ka tumutte, ebyobusika bwe biriba byaffe!’
But the farmers, when they saw the son, said among themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and have his inheritance.'
39 Bwe batyo ne bamufulumya ebweru w’ennimiro y’emizabbibu ne bamutta.
So they took him, and threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.
40 Kale nannyini nnimiro y’emizabbibu bw’alikomawo alibakola atya?”
When therefore the lord of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those farmers?"
41 Ne bamuddamu nti, “Abantu abo ababi bwe batyo alibazikiririza ddala, ennimiro y’emizabbibu n’agipangisa abalimi abalala abanaamuwanga ebibala mu ntuuko zaabyo.”
They told him, "He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will lease out the vineyard to other farmers, who will give him the fruit in its season."
42 Awo Yesu n’ababuuza nti, “Temusomanga ku Kyawandiikibwa kino nti, “‘Ejjinja abazimbi lye baagaana lye lifuuse ejjinja ekkulu ery’oku nsonda. Kino kyava eri Mukama era kya kyewuunyo.’
Jesus said to them, "Did you never read in the Scriptures, 'The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the head of the corner. This was from the Lord. It is marvelous in our eyes?'
43 “Kyenva mbagamba nti, Obwakabaka bwa Katonda bulibaggyibwako ne buweebwa eggwanga eribala ebibala byabwo.
"Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and will be given to a nation bringing forth its fruit.
44 Oyo alyesitala n’agwa ku jjinja eryo, alibetentebwa, na buli gwe lirigwako lirimubetenta.”
He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it will fall, it will crush him."
45 Awo bakabona abakulu n’Abafalisaayo bwe baabiwulira ne bategeera nga Yesu bo b’ayogerako.
When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he spoke about them.
46 Ne baagala bamukwate, naye ne batya ekibiina, kubanga abantu Yesu baamukkiriza, nga nnabbi.
When they sought to seize him, they feared the crowds, because they considered him to be a prophet.
